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Birth name | Craig A. Miller |
Born | Willowbrook, California, U.S. | October 24, 1969
Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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Occupation(s) | Rapper |
Years active | 1989–present |
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Craig A. Miller (born October 24, 1969), better known by his stage name Kam, is an American rapper known primarily among hip hop fans and music critics during the 1990s and early 2000s.
He is known for his Nation of Islam–influenced lyrics and NOI membership, and affiliation with his cousin, fellow West Coast emcee Ice Cube. He is also known for his powerfully commanding baritone voice and knack for using multisyllabic rhymes. [1] [2] He has only released two albums since his well-received 1993 debut album Neva Again. That album featured inflammatory anti-government lyrics and hit single "Peace Treaty," a song about the 1992 Watts gang treaty. The song reached #2 on the Hot Rap Singles chart in 1993.
His first appearance on record was with the song "Every Single Weekend" from the 1991 Boyz n the Hood soundtrack. Since then, he has collaborated with artists including Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, Coolio, E-40, Erick Sermon, MC Ren, C-Bo, DJ Quik, DJ Pooh, Tha Eastsidaz, Method Man, KRS-One, Public Enemy, Brotha Lynch Hung, Solo, Nate Dogg, Warren G, Paris, Tha Dogg Pound, Xzibit, Tyrese, Tank, George Clinton, Dresta, B.G. Knocc Out, Yukmouth, Afroman, and Glasses Malone among many others. He has released music on two record labels, East West Records and JCOR Entertainment. He is currently signed to his own record label, HEREAFTER RECORDS, and plans to release his fourth solo album. [3] He is also currently a member of Snoop Dogg's West Coast supergroup The Warzone with MC Eiht and Goldie Loc. Kam and his biological younger brother, "Yung Bruh", are also a NOI-based rap group called, Fruit Pruno. Their self-titled album was released during the NOI's Saviour's Day 2010 summit (specifically on February 28, 2010). [4]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
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US R&B [ citation needed ] | ||||||||||||
"Paint the White House Black" (George Clinton featuring Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Pupa Curley, Public Enemy, Yo-Yo, MC Breed and Kam) | 1993 | 62 | Hey, Man, Smell My Finger | |||||||||
"Exercise Yo' Game" (Coolio featuring E-40, Kam and 40 Thevz) | 1995 | — | Gangsta's Paradise | |||||||||
"Ghetto" (Tha Eastsidaz featuring Kokane, Nate Dogg and Kam) | 2000 | — | Tha Eastsidaz | |||||||||
"The Life (Remix)" (Mystic featuring Kam and Talib Kweli) | 2001 | — | Mystic | |||||||||
"Westside Driveby" (DJ Kayslay featuring E-A-Ski, MC Ren and Kam) | 2003 | — | The Streetsweeper, Vol. 1 | |||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart. |
Title | Year | Album | ||||||||||
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"Whoop! Whoop!" [5] (DJ Pooh featuring Kam) | 1997 | Bad Newz Travels Fast | ||||||||||
"It's About Time (Remix)" (L.A. Nash featuring Jewell, Gonzoe and Kam) | Make Me or Break Me | |||||||||||
"Watch How Daddy Ball" [6] (Saafir featuring Chameleon and Kam) | 1999 | The Hit List | ||||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart. |
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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"Every Single Weekend" [8] | 1991 | None | Boyz n the Hood soundtrack |
"Color Blind" [9] | Ice Cube, Threat, WC, Coolio, King T, J-Dee | Death Certificate | |
"The Ill Shit" [10] | 1993 | Erick Sermon, Ice Cube | No Pressure |
"Shock of the Hour" [11] | MC Ren, Laywiy | Shock of the Hour | |
"Keep tha 'P' in It" [12] | 1995 | DJ Quik, Playa Hamm, 2-Tone, Hi-C, 2nd II None, General Jeff | Safe + Sound |
"Pump Ya Fist" [13] | None | Pump Ya Fist: Hip Hop Inspired by the Black Panthers | |
"Throw Your Hands Up (Kam Version)" [14] | L.V. | Throw Your Hands Up single | |
"No Idea" [15] | 1997 | DJ Pooh, Charlie Wilson, Roger Troutman, Shirley Murdock, Yolanda Harris | Bad Newz Travels Fast |
"Who Cares" [15] | DJ Pooh | ||
"Mob On" [16] | 1998 | Paris | Unleashed |
"Westside Part III (Bud'da Remix)" [17] | TQ, Jayo Felony | Westside single | |
"My Name in Yo Mouth" [18] | Jayo Felony, Money Green | S.I. Riders | |
"Pounds on It" [19] | 1999 | D.B.A., CJ Mac | Doing Business as |
"Be Thankful" [20] | 2000 | Tha Eastsidaz, Warren G, Pretty Tony | Tha Eastsidaz |
"The Re-birth" [21] | Mausberg | The Konnectid Project, Vol. 1 | |
"Get It Together (Million Family March Anthem)" [22] | The Lady of Rage, Caviar, Mack 10, Fat Joe, Drag-On, Sincere, Snoop Dogg | Million Family March | |
"Word Is Bond" [22] | None | ||
"Get Props" [23] | 2001 | Contraversy | Inner Conflicts |
"Gangsta (Fuck a Ho)" [24] | Brotha Lynch Hung & C-Bo | Blocc Movement | |
"Doin' It on the Coast" [25] | 2002 | Foesum | The Foefathers |
"Eastside Stories" [25] | Foesum, Tripp Locc | ||
"Cali Ways" [26] | 2003 | Down, Fingazz, Suga Free | California Cowboys |
"Ain't No Love" [27] | Paris | Sonic Jihad | |
"Don't Do the Crime" [28] | Caviar, Above the Law | True Crime: Streets of LA soundtrack | |
"In the Middle of the Night" [29] | 2005 | E-White, Julio G, MNMsta | 48 Hours: The White Album |
"West Coast Ridin'" [30] | Young Lyfe, Howard Hewett, Black Chill | Real Lyfe | |
"Till the Wheelz Fall Off" [31] | Foesum | U Heard of Us | |
"Evil Eastsyde" [32] | 2006 | Spider Loc, Glasses Malone | Brainless, Vol. 2 |
"Pop Pop Bang!" [33] | 2007 | Snoop Dogg, Kurupt | The Big Squeeze |
"South-West" [34] | 2015 | DJ EFN, MC Eiht, Blu | Another Time |
"West Love" [35] | Mr. Criminal, Xzibit | Evolution of a G | |
"Search Warrant" [36] | Paris, WC, Big Tray Deee, Goldie Loc, E-40, Sandy Griffith | Pistol Politics |
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